Anglo Saxon-England, Continental Phase (695-740), Sceat, Series D, Type 2c, Variety 3f, disintegrated radiate bust reduced to geometric shapes, rev. cross pommée, 1.00g (SL 8-30 plate coin; SCBI 69, 178 this coin; Abramson, 2012b, Fig 13b; WOdV 853; North 163; Spink 792), a most striking and intriguing play on the regular issue, the eye handsomely geometric, extremely fine, and very rare.
provenance
M Vosper, September 2005
~ Found near Southend (Essex) ~
[EMC 2005.0275 = BNJ Coin Register 2006, no. 72]
Estimate: £200 - £250